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Happy Valentine’s Day! NIGHT SPA

Couples are invited to step away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and rediscover each other with Night Spa. Our private pool level is exclusively yours from 10:30pm until 1:30am! Enjoy dinner, massage and monogramed bathrobes as you gaze into each others eyes. See the concierge or spa to book this magical evening.

ENO Wine Bar Happy Hour specials Sunday - Thursday, 5 to 7pm. Art in February featuring Kay Fuller.

Verizon Center Disney on Ice, Worlds of Fantasy, Feb 11 - 16. Chris Brown with Trey Songz in concert, Feb 22. Barry Manilow in concert, Feb 27.

National Geographic Museum Food: Our Global Kitchen, through Feb 22. Spinosaurus: Lost Giant, through Apr 12.

Love Potions and Desserts at Bourbon Steak from 11:30am to 2pm, Feb 14.

Burlesqu-a-Pades in Loveland, at the Bichmere Music Hall, Valentine’s Day, Feb 14.

El Greco in the National Gallery of Art, A 400th Anniversary Celebration, West building thru Feb 16.

Decoding the Renaissance at the Folger Shakespeare Library, through Feb 26.

Homeland Defense: Protecting Britain During the American War, Society of the Cincinnati, thru Mar 14.

Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, through Apr 12.

The Boomer List, at the Newseum, through July 5.

Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom, at the Library of Congress, through Sept 30.

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Splendor and Surprise: Elegant Containers, Antique to Modern Explore the beauty and myriad functions of vessels. Discover the rich history of the box, from the enshrinement of sacred relics to receptacles for tobacco or makeup. Offered as gifts and received as honored presents, containers have long remained important, collectable works of art that were appreciated for their practical use as well as their cultural meaning and beauty. Marjorie Merriweather Post amassed hundreds of boxes and containers for her private homes. Splendor and Surprise is an exhibition dedicated to all manner of containers featuring everything from contemporary objets d‘art to resplendent antique vessels in silver and gold. Hillwood Museum, Feb 15 through June 7.

The first major retrospective on the imaginative Italian Renaissance master Piero di Cosimo. Some 40 of the artist's most compelling paintings will be on view, including beguiling mythologies and religious works (some on loan from churches in Italy), as well as one of his greatest works, the Madonna and Child with Saints Elizabeth of Hungary, Catherine of Alexandria, Peter and John the Evangelist with Angels (from Florence). National Gallery of Art, West Building through May 3.

Piero di Cosimo: The Poetry of Painting in Renaissance Florence

O'Keeffe and Friends Dialogues with Nature Georgia O’Keeffe’s seminal Jack-in-the-Pulpit IV and No. VI, on loan from the National Gallery of Art, are featured alongside landscapes in The Phillips Collection by her compatriots, including Alvin Langdon Coburn, Arthur Dove, Marsden Hartley and John Marin. The works, dating from the 1900s to the 1940s, reveal how these leading American modernists each developed their own personal abstract language to give expression to their physical and spiritual response to nature. Phillips Collection, through May 31.

Man Ray-Human Equations A Journey from Math to Shakespeare

Working in Hollywood in the late 1940s, Man Ray created Shakespearean Equations, a series of paintings he considered to be the pinnacle of his creative vision. This culmination of years of work across media was inspired by photographs of mathematical models he made in Paris in the 1930s. Featuring over 100 pieces, this exhibition displays side-by-side for the first time the original mathematical models, Man Ray’s inventive photographs of the objects and the surrealist-inflected Shakespearean Equations, connecting his approach to the geometric forms with his other works that relate inanimate objects with the human body. Phillips Collection, Feb 7 through May 10.

Theater and Arts

Theater & Music The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

National Symphony Orchestra Organ Recital with Cameron Carpenter, Feb 4. Fantasy & Fate: Tchaikovsky Masterworks, Stravinsky and Bruch, Juraj Valcuha, conductor, Feb 5 through 7. Valentine’s Pops with Seth MacFarlane, Feb 14. Pintscher’s Mar’eh with works by Faure & Ravel, Matthias Pintscher, conductor/Karen Gomyo, violin, Feb 19 through 21. All Beethoven Program, Herbert Blomstedt, conductor/Emanuel Ax, piano plays Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, Feb 26 through 28.

Ballet Mariinsky Ballet, Feb 1. The Washington Ballet: Sleepy Hollow (World Premier), Feb 18 through 22.

Chamber Music Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, Feb 10. A Wink at the Past: Chamber Music of Handel and Bach, Feb 24.

Dance Master Class: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Feb 2. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Feb 3 through 8. Revelations Workshop with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Feb 7.

Jazz The Crossroads Club, Maceo Parker, Feb 6. Chris Brubeck’s Triple Play, Feb 7. Jenny Scheinman and Brian Blade, Feb 13. Kurt Elling: Passion World, Feb 14. Jazz Master Class: Kurt Elling, Feb 15. The Great Flood: Film by Bill Morrison; Music composed and performed by Bill Frisell with Ron Miles, Tony Scherr and Kenny Wollesen, Feb 27. An Evening of Jazz Standards with Eric Owens featuring the Music of Eckstein and Hartman, Feb 28.

Opera Master Class: Eric Owens, Feb 18. Dialogues of the Carmelites, Feb 21 - Mar 10.

Theater Gigi, through Feb 12. Zero Hour: Tokyo Rose’s Last Tape, Feb 6 & 7. Barbara Cook’s Spotlight: LaChanze, Feb 13.

Young Audiences Mockingbird, Feb 1. NSO Teddy Bear Concert: Two Divas and a Bear! Feb 7. Jack’s Tale: A Mythic Mountain Musical Adventure, Feb 14 and 15. NSO Family Concert: Casey at the Bat, Feb 15. Outside the Bachx, Feb 20 through Mar 1.

Arena Stage Baskerville, A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Feb 22. King Hedley II, Feb 6 through Mar 8.

Constitution Hall Chris Tucker, Feb 7. Valentines Soul Jam with the Stylistics, The Dramatics and More, Feb 13. Nephew Tommy, Feb 28.

DC Improv John Heffron, Feb 5 through 8. Comedy Sportz for Kidz, Feb 7. Tom Rhodes, Feb 12 through 15. Open Mic Night, Feb 19. Pete Holmes, Feb 20 through 22. Comedy Sportz Improv, Feb 21. The Blue Show, Feb 21. Bill Bellamy, Feb 26 through Mar 1.

Ford’s Theatre The Widow Lincoln, through Feb 22. An Evening with Mark Russell, Feb 16.

National Theatre Chicago, Feb 10 through 15.

Free Performance Saturdays for Children ♦ Music Box, Feb 7. ♦ Jackie Robinson, Feb 21. ♦ Rainbow Puppets: The Really Big

Dinosaur Show, Feb 28.

Ronald Reagan Building The Capitol Steps, every Friday and Saturday through Feb 28.

Shakespeare Library Mary Stuart, through Mar 8. The Merchant of Venice: Music and Poetry of Shakespeare’s Play, Feb 27.

Shakespeare Theatre Company The Metromaniacs at the Lansburgh Theatre, Feb 3 through 8. Dunsiane at Sidney Harman Hall, Feb 4 - 21.

Signature Theatre Kid Victory, Feb 17 through Mar 22. Signature Seminar ♦ Creating the World of Soon, Feb 18. ♦ Page to Stage, Feb 25. Signature Tenors, Feb 24 through 28.

Studio Theatre Bad Jews, Feb 1. Choir Boy, through Feb 22.

Theater J Life Sucks (or the Present Ridiculous), through Feb 15.

Warner Theatre Criag Ferguson, Feb 7. Torn Between 2 Fathers, Feb 12 through 15. 50 Shades! The Musical Parody, Feb 18 and 19. Tedeschi Trucks Band, Feb 20 and 21.

Woolly Mammoth Cherokee, Feb 9 through Mar 8.

Art American Art Museum The American Art Museum records the American experience from the colonial period to today. The collection includes images from the West, impressionism, WPA murals, folk and contemporary art. (In the same building as the National Portrait Gallery.) 11:30am to 7pm 8th and F Street, NW

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur Sackler Gallery The Freer Gallery and the Sackler Gallery together form the National Museum of Asian Art. These galleries house the nation’s collections which include furniture, jades, bronzes, paintings, ceramics, manuscripts and sculptures from the Mid and Far East. It is also home to the largest collection of works by James McNeill Whistler and the lovely Peacock Room. On special exhibit: The Traveler’s Eye, Scenes of Asia, through May 31. 10am to 5:30pm On the Mall, Jefferson Drive and 12th Street, SW

Hillwood Museum & Gardens Experience the world of Russian imperial and French decorative arts displayed in the grand setting conceived by Hillwood’s founder Marjorie Merriweather Post, heir of the Post cereal empire. Surrounded by woodlands in the heart of Washington, DC, the 25 acre estate boasts a variety of garden pleasures. Tuesday through Saturday 10am to 5pm; Sunday, Feb 15: 1 to 5pm; CLOSED Feb 1 and 2. 4155 Linnean Ave, NW

The Kreeger Museum The Kreeger Museum is the former home of David and Carmen Kreeger that was designed by world renowned architect Philip Johnson. The home showcases a permanent collection of 19th & 20th century paintings and sculptures including works by Monet, Rodin, Picasso, Miro, Kandinsky and others. Tuesday through Friday by appointment only. Saturday 10am to 4pm. 2401 Foxhall Road, NW

National Gallery of Art & Sculpture Garden The National Gallery's West Building has art from the 3rd Century to present times -- a collection of over 90,000 pieces. Only the atrium of the East Building is open. All galleries are closed and are expected to open in early 2016. The Calder mobile is on display and the building, by I. M. Pei is a work of art in itself. Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm; Sunday 11am to 6pm On the Mall, 4th through 7th Streets along Constitution Avenue, NW

National Museum of Women in the Arts This is the only museum dedicated solely to female artists. Representing more than 500 women from nearly 30 countries, this museum holds 2,000 of the world's most important works of art by women. The displays range from the Renaissance to Georgia O'Keeffe. On special exhibit: Doris Lee: American Painter and Illustrator, through May 8 and New York Avenue Sculpture Project: Magdalena Abankowicz, through Sept 30. Sunday 12 to 5pm, Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm 1250 New York Avenue, NW

National Portrait Gallery The Portrait Gallery with its collection of nearly 20,000 pieces portrays men and women who have made significant contributions to the history, development and culture of the USA. (In the same building as the American Art Museum.) On special exhibit: “Time” Covers the 1960s, through Aug 31 and Four Female Supreme Court Justices, a life-size portrait, through Oct 2016. 11:30am to 7pm, 8th and F Streets, NW

The Phillips Collection America's first museum of modern art was opened in 1921 in the home of Duncan Phillips. Discover this international treasure that is also one of Washington’s best-loved museums. On special exhibit: Jacob Lawrence Struggle...From the History of the American People, through Aug 9. Closed Mondays, Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday 11am to 6pm, Thursday 10am to 8:30pm 21st and Q Streets, NW

Museums National Air and Space Museum The Air and Space is the largest of the Smithsonian museums and one of the most visited museums in the world. See airplanes and rockets from the Wright Brothers’ plane and the Spirit of St. Louis to Apollo. Touch the moon rock on display, visit the IMAX theater or gaze at the stars in the Einstein Planetarium. 10am to 5:30pm On the Mall, 6th Street and Independence Avenue, SW

Udvar-Hazy Center The Air and Space Museum Annex houses over 200 aircraft and 135 spacecraft. See the Space Shuttle Enterprise, the Enola Gay, an Air France Concorde and an IMAX movie. Dulles, VA. 10am to 5:30pm, parking charges apply.

National Museum of African Art The museum’s extensive collection consists of 7,000 African artworks in wood, metal, ceramic, cloth and ivory. 10am to 5:30pm On the Mall, 950 Independence Ave, SW

National Museum of American History Documenting our national heritage, this museum cares for 17 million artifacts, including the original Star Spangled Banner, Dorothy’s ruby slippers and George Washington's field tent. The collection includes clothing, coins, food, government, military, music, sports, etc. 10am to 5:30pm On the Mall, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW

National Museum of the American Indian

This collection includes materials not only of cultural, historical and aesthetic interest, but also of spiritual significance. Funerary, religious and ceremonial objects associated with living cultures are displayed with the approval of appropriate tribes. 10am to 5:30pm, On the Mall, 4th Street and Independence Avenue, SW

National Zoo Home to approximately 2,000 animals representing nearly 400 species, of which about a quarter are endangered; our Zoo provides leadership in animal care, science, education and sustainability. Highlights include the giant pandas Mei Xian, Tian Tian and their baby Bao Bao plus American bison, Asian elephants in their new home, white-naped cranes, western lowland gorillas, Sumatran tigers, cheetahs, and North Island brown kiwis. 10am to 4:30pm, Grounds: 6am to 6pm 3001 Connecticut Avenue, NW

Natural History Museum Some of the artifacts include, “Phoenix” a life size model of a North American right whale, prehistoric white shark, and the Hope Diamond, a 45.5 carat jewel known in some circles as the eighth wonder of the world, in its new publicly chosen setting. The dinosaur hall is closed until 2019. 10am to 5:30pm On the Mall, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW

International Spy Museum An intriguing museum that gives visitors access to the largest collection of international espionage artifacts ever put on public display. Over 600 items are on exhibit, including a WWII German Enigma cipher machine, a Soviet era shoe transmitter, an East German camera capable of photographing through walls and a Soviet era lipstick pistol. Operation Spy, is a hands on interactive spy adventure that requires reservations. Feb 1 - 13: 10am to 6pm; Feb 14 & 15: 9am to 7pm; Feb 16: 9am to 6pm; Feb 17 - 28: 10am to 6pm. (Last entry to exhibits is 2 hours prior to closing.) 8th and F Streets, NW

The Newseum The world’s most interactive museum. In its 14 galleries, 15 theaters, two broadcast studios and a 4-D time travel experience, The Newseum blends five centuries of news history with cutting edge technology and innovation. On exhibit: the largest collection of Berlin wall sections, a 9/11 exhibit with the mangled antennae from the World Trade Center, a chance to be on camera with breaking news report, the biggest collection of Pulitzer prize-winning photos, an interactive newsroom and spectacular views of the U. S. Capitol. On special exhibit: President Lincoln is Dead, The New York Herald Reports the Assassination, Feb 13 through Sept 13. 9am to 5pm, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum This is America’s only national memorial to the Holocaust. The museum features permanent exhibit as well as film and temporary exhibits. Please allow 3 hours to visit this museum. 10am to 5:30pm 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW

Capital Sights Bureau of Engraving and Printing Printing site of billions of U. S. dollars! This tour is in high demand. Space is given on a first come first served basis with the line forming at the Visitor Entrance on 14th Street. Tours: Monday to Friday 9 to 10:45am and 12:30 to 2pm. Visitor Center: 8:30am to 3:30pm. 14th and C Streets, SW

Library of Congress The three LOC buildings are remarkable public spaces named after Presidents who had a strong connection with the creation of the library. The LOC offers docent led tours of the magnificent Thomas Jefferson Building and discuss the history of the Library as well as the art and architecture of this historic building opened in 1897. Newly introduced is the Library of Congress Experience in the Jefferson Building. Monday through Saturday 8:30am to 4:30pm 101 Independence Avenue, SE

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Visit Washington’s newest memorial to a civil rights king. Open 24 hours per day. On Independence Avenue, SW at the Tidal Basin between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials.

The White House Tour reservations can be booked in advance through a Congressional office. (Please allow a minimum of 8 weeks.)

United States Capitol The Capitol building is a symbol of the American people and their government, the meeting place of the nation’s legislature and an art and history museum. Guided tours start at the Capitol Visitor Center. Free tickets are required and distributed in advance via the internet. Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 4:30pm

Washington Monument Ascend to the top of this 555 foot high gleaming obelisk honoring our first president. Tickets required and given out on a first come first serve basis. 9am to 5pm

World War II Memorial The WWII Memorial is an open air tribute to America’s greatest generation. Open 24 hours per day. On the Mall at 17th Street, NW between Independence & Constitution Avenues ♦ An insider tip: Most sites become less crowded after 2pm when school groups leave. ♦ Museums and galleries are open seven days a week unless otherwise noted.

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Sporting Events Verizon Center

Washington Capitals Feb 1 1pm St. Louis Blues Feb 3 7pm Los Angeles Kings Feb 6 7pm Anaheim Ducks Feb 8 3pm Philadelphia Flyers Feb 19 7pm Winnipeg Jets Feb 21 12:30pm New York Islanders Feb 25 8pm Pittsburgh Penguins

Washington Wizards

Feb 2 7pm Charlotte Hornets Feb 7 7pm Brooklyn Nets Feb 9 7pm Orlando Magic Feb 20 8pm Cleveland Cavaliers Feb 24 7pm Golden State Warriors Feb 28 7pm Detroit Pistons

Georgetown Univ. Men’s Basketball Feb 4 9pm Providence Feb 17 7pm St. John’s Feb 21 8pm DePaul

Music The Barns at Wolf Trap

Feb 4 & 5 8pm Int’l Guitar Night Feb 6 8pm The Montrose Trio Feb 7 7:30pm Beau Soleil Feb 13 & 14 8pm Solas Feb 18 8pm Edwin McCain Feb 20 8pm HAPA Feb 21 7:30pm HAPA Feb 24 8pm Bettye LaVette Feb 25 8pm Kat Edmonson and Robert Ellis Feb 27 8pm John Eaton Feb 28 8pm Big Sam’s Funky Nation

Birchmere Feb 5 7:30pm Robert Cray Band Feb 7 & 8 7:30pm Arlo Guthrie Feb 9 & 10 7:30pm Chrisette Michele Feb 11 7:30pm Travis Tritt Feb 13 7:30pm Eric Benet Feb 17 7:30pm Robert Earl Keen Feb 21 7:30pm Don McLean Feb 22 7:30pm Stanley Clarke Feb 23 7:30pm N. Mississippi Allstars Feb 24 7:30pm Uriah Heep Feb 25 7:30pm Keb’ Mo’ Feb 26 & 27 7:30pm Mike and The Mechanics Feb 28 7:30pm Najee

Blues Alley Jazz Club

Shows at 8 and 10pm Feb 2 The Brian Cunningham Project Feb 3 Tamara Wellons Feb 4 An Evening with EC3 Feb 5 - 8 Roy Ayers Feb 9 Jacqui Naylor Feb 12 & 13 Marion Meadows Feb 14 Marion Meadows (special 7pm show with dinner) Feb 15 Marion Meadows Feb 17 Cheri Maree Feb 20 - 22 Kim Waters Feb 27 - Mar 1 A’ngela Winbush

Music Center at Strathmore

Feb 4 8pm Blues Symphony Feb 5 8pm Garrick Ohlsson: Rachmaninoff Feb 6 8pm Savion Glover’s STePz Feb 7 8pm Brian Ganz: Chopin Feb 8 3pm Beethoven’s Ninth Feb 12 8pm All-Bach Feb 13 8:15pm The Bach Family Feb 14 8pm John Pizzarelli and Jane Monheit Feb 16 7pm Chinese New Year Gala Feb 18 8pm New Orleans Jazz Feb 19 8pm Patti Austin Sings Ella and The Duke Feb 20 & 21 8pm Harry Connick, Jr. Feb 22 4pm Imago Theatre: Frogz Feb 25 8pm Tango Buenos Aires Feb 26 8pm Diana Krall Feb 27 8pm The Merchant of Venice Feb 28 8pm The Firebird Suite

National Chamber Ensemble The Thrill of Tchaikovsky!

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Fitness Club & Spa Use of the Fitness Club and Spa is complimentary to hotel guests. Each piece of the cardiovascular equipment has its own audio/visual system. Dip in the two-lane lap pool or the oversized whirlpool beneath a vaulted ceiling with skylights. Eucalyptus scented steam and sauna rooms are available for men and women.

The Spa offers an international array of treatments, including Healing Stone Massage, Carita Body Slimming and Firming Treatment, Revitalizing Rosemary Citron Polish, Cherry Blossom Champagne Body Treatment, Four Seasons in One Signature Spa Treatment and 25 minute Executive Treatments.

A wide variety of massages, facials and aromatherapy treatments are also available. Open daily from 5:30am to 10pm, cardio level available 24/7, room key necessary at all times. Spa treatments available daily 9am to 9pm

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SEASONS RESTAURANT Breakfast: Monday - Friday 6:30am to 10:30am Saturday & Sunday 7:00am to 10:30am Lunch: Saturday Only 10:30am to 2:00pm Brunch: Sunday Only 10:30am to 2:00pm

Executive Chef, Doug Anderson

BOURBON STEAK Lunch: Monday - Friday 11:30am to 2:30pm Dinner: Friday - Saturday 5:30pm to 10:30pm Sunday - Thursday 6:00pm to 10:00pm Lounge: Friday 11:00am to 1:00am Saturday 2:30pm to 1:00am Sunday 2:30pm to 12:00am Monday - Thursday 11:00am to 12am

Executive Chef, Joe Palma

ENO Monday - Thursday 5:00pm to 12:00am Friday & Saturday 4:00pm to 1:00am Sunday 4:00pm to 11:00pm

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